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To the Editor: It comes as no surprise that a greater proportion of patients are being treated by nonphysician health care providers or that physicians are increasingly using physician assistants and other clinicians to extend care to patients, as discussed by Druss et al. (Jan. 9 issue).¹ What is unusual in this report is the authors' comment that the productive use of nonphysicians hinges on the successful integration of services.

In addition to more and better access to care, the public is seeking high-quality care. Greater integration of services is essential to addressing the issue of quality. In the physician-assistant . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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